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Bell/Astral battle heating up
First it was Montreal’s English-speaking sports fans, who were upset at the potential of TSN 990 to be switched to a French station as a result of Bell’s proposed purchase of Astral, but this week...
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B’nai Brith Canada petitions Apple to remove anti-Semitic app
Apple has come under fire for an e-book, available only in some countries in Arabic, which describes a fictional plot by Jews to take over the world. The well-known Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a...
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After 30 years, Apple may be finally making a dent in PC sales
It took nearly 30 years, but it seems that Apple is finally making a dent in sales of rival personal computers that run on Microsoft operating systems. Reports today say HP had a 10 per cent dip in...
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Got the new iPhone? It could be burning a hole in your data plan
What first appeared to only affect Verizon customers has spread north of the border. Yes, thanks to my friends at iphoneincanada.ca, we find out Canadians are also being affected by a glitch in the new...
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Do fitness apps work?
I’ve got eight running apps, five fitness apps and four health apps on my phone. Admittedly I don’t use them all, but I have tried them on all for size. Have any of them changed my exercise habits or...
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With iPad and iPhone app Sherlock: The Network, fans can solve mysteries...
Before getting into details about Sherlock: The Network, let me point out that it seems available to anyone, right now, except for those in the U.S. Many articles say it is only for sale to Britons...
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Glass ceiling still thick as ever for women…
(NOTE TO LISTENERS: Technical problems have made it necessary for us to change the format of our podcasts. When clicking on the link below you will see the blog replaced by an audio player icon only....
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Drawing Conclusions: One for the books – Aislin launches collection #47
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Drawing Conclusions with The Gazette’s Terry Mosher, aka Aislin. If you’re a Montreal anglophone with any interest in current affairs or, whether you liked...
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Common People, uncommon film success
When I called up Stewart Alexander at his office in London, England, he was just about to watch the highlights of the previous night’s Canadiens vs. Flames game. Proof, if you need it, that you can...
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The Watchers: The perfect antidote to turkey and family overdose? Nick...
Merry almost Christmas to those of us celebrating that. Unholy television privations to all of us. Here are a few meagre scraps of TV recommendations. Dec. 22 State of Affairs (NBC, Global, 10 p.m.)...
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Brendan Kelly: My week was built around Série noire last winter
The black comedy/twisted drama Série noire was my coup de coeur of the year. ]During its run on Radio-Canada Television last winter, my week was built around making sure I was comfortably installed in...
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Sleepless nights pay off for André Papanicolaou
Andre Papanicolaou is most definitely not suffering from the sophomore jinx. The Montreal singer-songwriter’s second album, Strange Nights, was released this month — two years after his debut Into the...
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Mommy now available on iTunes
Those of you wondering what all of the chatter was regarding Xavier Dolan’s Mommy can finally put your minds at ease. The film, which garnered much attention and accolades despite being snubbed by the...
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The Watchers May 18-24: Embrace iZombie and Between and kiss Dave and Battle...
Monday, May 18 Southern Rites (HBO, 9 p.m.) Following Serial‘s podcast investigation of Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, HBO’s doc series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (which was...
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Celine Cooper: A summer stop that feels like home
They say you can’t go home again, and they’re mostly right. But there is something about the summer — with its open windows, sun streams and road trips — that makes it feel possible, even if only for a...
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CBC podcast Love Me reveals intimate truths
What we all want more than anything is to be loved. We want to know that in our time here, we make a difference — and love, I believe, is a kind of marker for that difference. In his poem Late...
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